Military Record:
Army number 54,138; not a registrant, enlisted prior; born, Vandalia, Ill., July 15, 1897, of American parents; occupation, laborer; enlisted in Company L, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Hillsboro, on June 21, 1918; called into federal service on June 21, 1916, for Mexican border duty and served there until discharge; discharged from federal service at Fort Snelling-, Minn., on Feb. 14, 1917, and resumed National Guard status; called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917; served in Company L, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company L, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 12, 1918; Company H, 26th Infantry, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, Ldc. 1, 1917; Cor-poral, Feb. 2, 1918; Sergeant, March 11, 1918; overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death; wounded, slightly, July 19, 1918. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville and Saizerais (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).

He is now buried in Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota, USA.
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